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Will the Syria endgame include ISIS?

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 05, 2016 National
The latest reports indicate that Aleppo — the last stand of "moderate rebels" — is about to fall to attacks by Syria's Assad regime, bolstered by Russia. They claim the target is ISIS, but new reports indicate that Assad helped create the Islamic State. We hear what that could mean for US policy as Donald Trump prepares to take over from Barack Obama.

Photo courtesy of the Syrian Arab News Agency

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Host:

Warren Olney

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Paul von Zielbauer, Katie Cooper, Andrea Brody

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